Okay, this thing is gonna happen. And I really need/want your feedback. Rough date range is early spring 2019, think mid-April. Here are more details:

Where? Ben’s house/cabin in Mount Juliet, TN

How long? 2 1/2 days. It would begin with a lunch on Thursday and wrap with a whole hog BBQ roast and jam session Saturday night.

Meals provided? Lunch and supper would be provided Thursday-Saturday

Times? Thursday 12-6, Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-?

Lodging? Many hotels are available in Mount Juliet, 5 miles from Ben’s house.

Airport? Nashville International (BNA) is 9 miles from Ben’s house.

Capacity? I will most likely limit the camp to 30 students, 10 students each for banjo/guitar/mandolin

Skill level? Late beginner through intermediate and early advanced. You would need to be able to play all the beginner solos I send you in the curriculum mentioned below.

Curriculum? I will select 10 tunes before the camp and arrange beginner/intermediate/advanced solos for each instrument. These solos will be sent to camp attendees to work on for a few months beforehand. Everyone will be prepared to participate!

Percy Priest Lake is an Army Corps of Engineers lake and its Seven Points Campground is about a mile from my house. It has campsites and hookups. However, if we’re talking March/April, I believe the RV hookups may be closed. I will call and find out. But, keep in mind that any campsite on Percy Priest will be within decent driving distance to my house so you’re welcome to check out the others as well: http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/J-Percy-Priest-Lake/Campgrounds/Seven-Points/

Further, my house is on the west edge of Mount Juliet, so any campground you find near Mount Juliet or east Nashville can possibly work. If you’re interested in distances, email me for my address.

Yes, guests are very welcome! There will have to be a food charge for them if they plan on eating with us (still figuring prices). My house is 15-20 minutes from downtown Nashville so there is lots to do if they get bored with the “classes” and jams.

Thanks! I’m still a couple months away from the signup process. The best thing to do will be to check back here throughout the summer to see the updates. I’m getting quite the response and I do imagine it will sell out, but I’m going to offer it to folks on the forum before I send out any big email or social media blasts.

Would love this opportunity, but I’m not sure I’d qualify to be a ‘late beginner’! Just the chance to hang out and learn would be awesome. Looking forward to more details - even a rough, rough estimate of pricing so we can start saving our pennies! Thanks for this fantastic offer!